Walking, riding, writing . . .

Month: May 2013

As I was still waiting for my Turkish residence permit to be issued (I had long ago out-stayed my 3 month tourist visa and would need the residence permit to legally stay in Turkey long enough to cycle across it and exit without a whopping fine) I used my first week on the bike as … More Test ride

It was 5:45am on May 1st when I first set off from Beşiktaş with Carra fully loaded for a week long test ride. Later that day the city was in lock down with the police pepper spraying and water canoning anyone who attempted to join a May day protest. But when I left the sun … More setting (wobbling) off again

When I reached Istanbul I was pretty lost – after 11 months of walking and travelling and always waking-up somewhere new, it was always going to be a bit of a shock to the system to try and stay still for a bit. I had wishfully though that during my walk I would have some … More A pause in the city